[b]Retrieval Team Mansion Rooftop- Roman Cassidy[/b]

Landing cleanly on the roof, Roman removed his parachute and took a moment to access his surroundings. A bare, flat surface with nothing to take cover behind, nowhere to try and hide from view. He felt naked, but at least his camo suit offered a bit of protection from view. Besides, with no other buildings in the immediate area above three floors tall, he would probably go unnoticed unless he stood near the edge of the roof.

Perhaps he was spending too much time looking around, but at least he wasn't throwing caution to the wind. Georgia, a member of his team, slid out of view without waiting for her partners. Hell, Nathaniel was still coming down on his parachute and she was already inside the buildings.

From his radio, someone warned [b]"Gangbangers attacking eastern sector! They're under control for now!... Why are they even here?!"[/b] [i]A good question,[/i] Roman thought. [i]Last time we were deployed, we had shapeshifters, A Goleyeith and U-ARM in the ring with us. Whatever's actually going on, some part of it's attracting everyone nearby. Maybe Eve.[/i]

Deep in a bloody daydream of the team bringing Eve back to the bunker, only for the various factions of Chicago to swarm them simultaniously, Roman almost jumped at Captain Derek's message. [b]"I heard rumours Alyss was gonna be here. If she is, and we weren't informed, assume she will shoot you if you get in her way. N' I'd hate 'fer you youngin's to bite it to that fishy cunt."[/b] Roman didn't know who Alyss was, but by the look he could see on Derek's face as the helicopter flew to the eastern side of the roof, she was someone to tread lightly around.

[b]"Hawthorne here, got delayed, just landed on the south-west corner of the mansion roof. Heading inside now."[/b] Before Roman could follow Georgia, he found himself in the familiar situation of having to choose one of two paths.

As if she could hear his thought, Georgia contacted him. [b]“Roman, go with Nathaniel. I'm going down a level, I think I sense the target. Be careful, though... I... I thought I heard a party. And someone there knew my name. There's stuff that can get in your head in here.”[/b] Someone knew her name? That wasn't good. Suddenly Roman knew he'd made the right decision to join the mutants on the roof, but he was surprised that it wasn't Nathaniel validating his fears of Eve-influence.

Adjusting his radio so it would only send his message to Georgia, Roman replied. [b]"I'll look for a west entrance with Hawthorne, but you gotta stay on the fourth floor. Something might be in your head already; you don't wanna go in alone. Hold up at the stairs and wait for us."[/b] Making his way slowly enough to Nathaniel that he wouldn't slip on the rain-covered roof, he restored his radio to its previous setting. Roman frowned at the thought of having to juggle both Nathaniel and Georgia while looking for Eve, but knew that the best method would be to follow Nathaniel wherever he went and try keeping things on track. [i]I suppose my promotion means I get to babysit the mutants. Their weird shit better not get me killed, at least before I find answers.[/i]